NCAAF

UAlbany Great Danes at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

· NCAA - Football
3-5, 2-3 Away
Final
14 - 28

Minicucci and Yarns each account for 3 TDs to help Delaware beat Albany 28-14

Delaware (7-1, 4-1 Coastal Athletic Association) won its first six games before a 28-9 loss at Richmond last time out.

Yarns broke three would-be tackles on his was to a 69-yard rushing touchdown on the first play from scrimmage. After Albany (3-5, 1-3) went three-and-out on its first possession, Yarn caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Minicucci to cap a 10-play, 71-yard drive that made it 14-0 less than 6 minutes into the game.

Myles Burkett threw a 13-yard TD strike to Caden Burti that trimmed the Great Danes' deficit to 14-7 late in the first quarter but Delaware answered 12-play drive that took 5 minutes, 56 seconds off the clock and gave the Blue Hens a 14-point lead when Minicucci hit Ja’Carree Kelly for a 16-yard touchdown with 10:32 left in the first half.

Albany went 75 yards in 17 plays and took nearly-10 minutes off the clock and Jojo Uga's 1-yard touchdown run to cap the opening drive of the second half made it a one-touchdown game with 5:12 left until the fourth quarter.

Yarns caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Minicucci to cap the scoring midway through the fourth quarter.

Minicucci finished 18-of-27 passing for 173 yards with no interceptions.

Burkett completed 14 of 28 for 208 yards and an interception for Albany.

How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

DEL TD 1st Period 14:43 Marcus Yarns 69 Yd Run (Nate Reed Kick)
DEL TD 1st Period 9:36 Marcus Yarns 13 Yd pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed Kick)
ALB TD 1st Period 1:34 Caden Burti 13 Yd pass from Myles Burkett (John Opalko Kick)
DEL TD 2nd Period 10:32 Ja'Carree Kelly 16 Yd pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed Kick)
ALB TD 3rd Period 5:12 Jojo Uga 1 Yd Run (John Opalko Kick)
DEL TD 4th Period 7:23 Marcus Yarns 30 Yd pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed Kick)

Statistics

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22 1st Downs 19
4-14 3rd down efficiency 7-14
2-3 4th down efficiency 2-2
342 Total Yards 353
208 Passing 173
14/29 Comp/Att 18/27
7.2 Yards per pass 6.4
134 Rushing 180
38 Rushing Attempts 33
3.5 Yards per rush 5.5
7-52 Penalties 5-52
1 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 0
31:58 Possession 28:02

Game Information

Venue: Delaware Stadium

Location: Newark, DE
Attendance: 17,847 · Capacity:
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